[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 9, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54130-54131]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22003]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2019-ICCD-0127]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Request for Designation as an Eligible Institution Under 
Titles III, V, and VII Programs and Waivers of the Non-Federal Cost 
Share Reimbursement (1894-0001)

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), Department of 
Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 
proposing an extension of an existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
November 8, 2019.

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the 
information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2019-ICCD-
0127. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted 
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal 
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov 
site is not available to the public for any reason, ED will temporarily 
accept comments at [email protected]. Please include the docket ID 
number and the title of the information collection request when 
requesting documents or submitting comments. Please note that comments 
submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period 
will not be accepted. Written requests for information or comments 
submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the 
Director of the Information Collection Clearance Division, U.S. 
Department of Education, 550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9086, 
Washington, DC 20202-0023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Jason Cottrell, 202-453-7530.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with 
an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing 
collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact 
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's 
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in 
the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed 
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The 
Department of Education is especially interested in public comment 
addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to 
the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be 
processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden 
accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the 
Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, 
including through the use of information technology. Please note that 
written comments received in response to this notice will be considered 
public records.
    Title of Collection: Request for Designation As An Eligible 
Institution Under Titles III, V, and VII Programs and Waivers of the 
Non-Federal Cost Share Reimbursement (1894-0001).
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0103.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector; State, Local, and 
Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 200.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,400.
    Abstract: This collection of information is necessary in order for 
the Secretary of Education to designate an institution of higher 
education eligible to apply for funding under Titles III, V, and VII of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. An institution must apply 
to the Secretary to be designated as an eligible institution. The 
programs authorized include the Strengthening Institutions, Alaska 
Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions, Asian-American and 
Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions, Native American 
Serving Nontribal Institutions, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, 
Hispanic-Serving Institutions (Science, Technology, Engineering and 
Math and Articulation), Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for 
Hispanic Americans, and Predominantly Black Institutions Programs. 
These programs award discretionary grants to eligible institutions of 
higher education so that they might increase their self-sufficiency by 
improving academic programs, institutional management, and fiscal 
stability.
    This collection of information is gathered electronically by the 
Department for the purpose of determining an institution's eligibility 
to participate in the Titles III, V, and VII grant programs based on 
its enrollment of needy students and low average Core Expenses per 
full-time equivalent student. This collection also allows an 
institution to request a waiver of certain non-Federal cost-share 
requirements under the Federal Work-Study Program, Federal Supplemental 
Educational Opportunity Grant, Student Support Services Program and the 
Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Program.
    The collection is paired with a computational exercise that results 
in the simultaneous publication of an Eligibility Matrix, a listing of 
postsecondary institutions potentially eligible to apply for grants in 
Institutional Service. Criteria derived from applicable legislation and 
regulations are applied to enrollment and financial data from 
Department sources to determine the eligibility of each institution for 
each program. Only those institutions that either do not meet the 
financial criteria or do not appear in the eligibility matrix need to 
go through the application process.
    The results of the application process are a determination of 
eligibility for grant application and waiver, and updated information 
on institutional eligibility which is added to the EM.

    Dated: October 3, 2019.
Kathy Axt,
PRA Coordinator, Information Collection Clearance Program, Information 
Management Branch, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-22003 Filed 10-8-19; 8:45 am]
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